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Plato
A Philosopher
Plato
Greek Philosopher
[427-347 B.C.]
Plato was a pupil and friend of Socrates, and espouses many of Socrates ideas in his own dialogues. In addition, Plato's "non-socratical" works (like the Laws) are highly regarded pieces espousing beliefs more related to the political order of the state.
Some of Plato's famous works about Socrates are:
The Apology
Meno
Gorgias
Some of Plato's middle year dialogues are:
The Republic
Phaedo
Symposium
Timaeus
His later works include:
The Laws
Parminedes
As there are many facts about Plato, I have made a list of some of the important ones:
Plato is the founder of the most notable ancient school of philosophy, the Academy. His most famous pupil was Aristotle.
The aim of Plato's early socratic dialogues was to to show how virtue and happiness coincide together.
The aim of Plato's middle year dialogues was to the relationship between the soul, the state and the universe.
The aim of Plato's later works was to address more practical issues such as law, mathematics and natural science.
A understanding of the "forms" is essential to understanding Plato and his works. Essentially, there are perfect conceptions of everything we see in the world; the closer we get to understanding these conceptions, the closer we get to seeing the truth instead of shadows on the wall. (Here, I am obviously making a reference to Plato's cave analogy in The Republic).
